Brian Frasure

Brian Frasure

Personal information
Full name	Timothy Brian Frasure
Born	(1973-02-02) February 2, 1973 (age 52) Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Para athletics
Disability class	T44
Medal record Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 4x100m T42-46 2004 Athens 4x400m T42-46 2008 Beijing 4x100m T42-46 2008 Beijing 4x100m T42-46 2000 Sydney 100m T44 2000 Sydney 100m T44 2004 Athens 100m T44 2004 Athens 200m T44 2008 Beijing 100m T44 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200m T44 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100m T44

Brian Frasure (born February 2, 1973) is a Paralympian athlete and a Prosthetist from the United States competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.

He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T44 event and was disqualified in the men's 200 metres - T44 event. He'd tested positive for Nandrolone.^[1] This was later overturned as there was no evidence of advertent use. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T42-46 event, a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay - T42-46 event, a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T44 event, and a bronze medal in the men's 200 metres - T44 event. He also competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics T44 200 metres, breaking the world record in the heats but was disqualified in the final. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, winning a gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T42-46 event and a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres - T44 event.

Frasure is also a prosthetist and fitted Oscar Pistorius with his first pair of Ossur Flex-Foot Cheetah carbon fiber running blades.^[2]

See also

• The Mechanics of Running Blades

References

1. "Paralympics: American sprinter stripped of silver". nzherald.co.nz. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015.
2. Gillette, Felix (November 10, 2004). "Racing Tall — A Paralympian stands accused of getting an illegal leg up". slate.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

External links

• Timothy Brian Frasure at the International Paralympic Committee
• Brian Frasure at Team USA (archive July 11, 2022)